Aníbal Moreno

Aníbal Ismael Moreno (born 13 May 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Palmeiras.[4]

Aníbal Moreno
Personal information
Full nameAníbal Ismael Moreno[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthCatamarca, Argentina[2]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Palmeiras
Number5
Youth career
0000Barrio Nuevo
0000Villa Dolores
2011–2013Academia Duchini
2013–2019Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021Newell's Old Boys23(1)
2021Racing Club (loan)32(1)
2022–2023Racing Club15(0)
2024–Palmeiras0(0)
International career
2018–2019Argentina U2016(1)
2019Argentina U234(0)
Medal record
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:03, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Moreno played the last part of his youth career in Newell's Old Boys' system, signing on 20 January 2013 from Academia Duchini following stints with Barrio Nuevo and Villa Dolores.[2][5][6] After progressing through their academy, Moreno made his bow in professional football on 25 February 2019 as the club faced San Martín at the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa; he was substituted on in place of Maxi Rodríguez during a 3–0 win.[4][7]

On 15 February 2021, Moreno joined fellow league club Racing Club on a one-year loan deal with a charge of $1 million, and a purchase option that, with bonuses, could potentially reach a total of $6 million.[8] The purchase option would turn into an obligation if Moreno had played a certain number of matches for Racing during the season, which he did, therefore as of 1 January 2022, he became a permanent Racing player.[9] He signed a deal until the end of 2025.

International career

Moreno was selected by the Argentina U20s in 2018 to train against the seniors at the FIFA World Cup in Russia.[2] Later that year, he played for the U20s at the L'Alcúdia Tournament in Spain; winning five caps.[10][11][12] In 2019, Moreno received a call-up to represent Argentina at that year's South American U-20 Championship in Chile.[4][13] He won eight caps and netted one goal, against Uruguay, as they placed second in the final stage; missing out to Ecuador.[4][14] Fernando Batista called Moreno up for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland.[15] In the following months, Moreno was picked for the 2019 Pan American Games in Peru with the U23s.[16]

Moreno featured in four of Argentina's five games at the Pan American Games, as they won the tournament after beating Honduras in the final.[4]

Career statistics

As of 5 June 2019.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newell's Old Boys2018–19Primera División3000100040
Career total3000100040

Honours

Racing Club

Palmeiras

Argentina U23[18]

References

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